This month Tony Abbott squibbed the greatest moral challenge of his age and shelved plans to amend the Racial Discrimination Act.
That was tough on George Brandis, who had drafted a gem of law prohibiting racial vilification only where the victim...

To the Honourable George Brandis and Eric Abetz,
It’s been a rough week for both of you. Eric, you fell into that classic trap of suggesting abortion and breast cancer are connected. We've all been there. George, you had some...

Joe Dolce is a singer-songwriter, poet and essayist.
This is Joe's letter to Monthly editor John van Tiggelen, written just prior to the publication of 'Shaddap You Facebook' in the April 2013 issue of the magazine...